TY - JOUR
T1 - African american men's perspectives on promoting physical activity
T2 - We're not that difficult to figure out!
AU - Friedman, Daniela B.
AU - Hooker, Steven P.
AU - Wilcox, Sara
AU - Burroughs, Ericka L.
AU - Rheaume, Carol E.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging (Grant #1R21AG028674-01, PI: S.P. Hooker). Authors acknowledge the project’s Community Advisory Board for their participation and commitment to this research. We especially wish to thank the 49 men who took part in the interviews for this study.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - African American men report poorer health than do White men and have significantly greater odds for developing chronic diseases partly because of limited physical activity. Understanding how to encourage healthy behaviors among African American men will be critical in the development of effective physical activity messages and programs. Guided by principles of cultural sensitivity and social marketing, this research examined middle-aged and older African American men's recommended strategies for promoting physical activity to African American men of their age. The authors report results from 49 interviews conducted with middle-aged (45-64 years) and older (65-84 years) African American men in South Carolina. Four groups of African American men were recruited: middle-aged active men (n=17), middle-aged inactive men (n=12), older active men (n=10), older inactive men (n=10). Themes related to marketing and recruitment strategies, message content, and spokesperson characteristics emerged and differed by age and physical activity level. Recommended marketing strategies included word of mouth; use of mass media; partnering with churches, businesses, and fraternities; strategic placement of messages; culturally appropriate message framing; and careful attention to selection of program spokespersons. Findings will help in the marketing, design, implementation, and evaluation of culturally appropriate interventions to encourage physical activity among middle-aged and older African American men in the South.
AB - African American men report poorer health than do White men and have significantly greater odds for developing chronic diseases partly because of limited physical activity. Understanding how to encourage healthy behaviors among African American men will be critical in the development of effective physical activity messages and programs. Guided by principles of cultural sensitivity and social marketing, this research examined middle-aged and older African American men's recommended strategies for promoting physical activity to African American men of their age. The authors report results from 49 interviews conducted with middle-aged (45-64 years) and older (65-84 years) African American men in South Carolina. Four groups of African American men were recruited: middle-aged active men (n=17), middle-aged inactive men (n=12), older active men (n=10), older inactive men (n=10). Themes related to marketing and recruitment strategies, message content, and spokesperson characteristics emerged and differed by age and physical activity level. Recommended marketing strategies included word of mouth; use of mass media; partnering with churches, businesses, and fraternities; strategic placement of messages; culturally appropriate message framing; and careful attention to selection of program spokespersons. Findings will help in the marketing, design, implementation, and evaluation of culturally appropriate interventions to encourage physical activity among middle-aged and older African American men in the South.
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U2 - 10.1080/10810730.2012.665424
DO - 10.1080/10810730.2012.665424
M3 - Article
C2 - 22808914
AN - SCOPUS:84870300557
SN - 1081-0730
VL - 17
SP - 1151
EP - 1170
JO - Journal of Health Communication
JF - Journal of Health Communication
IS - 10
ER -